Current and Velocity

Current

Current noun - A prevailing or general movement or inclination.

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Velocity and current are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Velocity" instead a noun "Current".

Nearby Words: currency, currently

Velocity noun - A high rate of movement or performance.

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Current and velocity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Current" instead a noun "Velocity".

high	high current	high velocity
fast	fast current	fast velocity
certain	certain current	certain velocity
original	original current	original velocity
Other adjectives: actual, constant, weak, little, fatal, highest.

This is claimed to be effective against projectiles up to 1700m/s in velocity, which would include most current tank gun rounds and ATGMs.

Source: Tank Goodness
If he is immune to gravity, however, then he will merely travel in a straight path at the velocity of the Earth at the current moment.

Source: Analysis / Required Secondary Powers
However, this behavior makes much less sense for characters with magical flying powers that allow them to turn completely around, flying backwards or sideways (even briefly) while maintaining their current direction and velocity.

Source: Air Jousting

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